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Donald Trump: “I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down.”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2020
I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump admits to downplaying the severity of the coronavirus to avoid creating panic.

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